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Cesc Fabregas is confident Chelsea can kickstart their Barclays Premier League title defence with victory against his former club Arsenal on Sunday. Spain midfielder Fabregas and champions Chelsea have suffered back-to-back league defeats to Crystal Palace and Everton, meaning they...

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal’s desire to win the Champions League is “immense” – but the Gunners boss insists his side must put in the hard graft to stand any chance of getting their hands on the trophy. Arsenal have never...

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique insists his team are not feeling any added pressure to retain their Champions League crown. Enrique led Barca to the treble in his debut season in charge as they won La Liga and the Copa del...

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw underwent surgery on his broken leg on Tuesday night and will remain in Eindhoven to continue the early stages of his recovery. The 20-year-old suffered a double fracture of his right leg 15 minutes into...

Wilfried Bony claims Manchester City's confidence will not be dented by their Champions League defeat by Juventus. City surrendered the lead to lose 2-1 to the Italians in their opening Group D game at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. The...

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will require surgery on a hairline fracture in his left leg and is set for several weeks of rehabilitation. Manager Arsene Wenger stated last week that the 23-year-old England international had suffered a "little setback" in...

Per Mertesacker will miss Arsenal’s Champions League opener with Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday – but the defender could return for Saturday’s London derby with Chelsea. The 30-year-old has missed Arsenal's last three matches against Liverpool, Newcastle and Stoke City with...

Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney will have to sit out Tuesday night's Champions League game at PSV Eindhoven. The England forward missed Saturday's 3-1 Premier League win over Liverpool at Old Trafford after sustaining a hamstring injury in training and...

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany accepts that it is time for his expensively assembled side to make a statement in the Champions League ahead of Tuesday's opening fixture against Juventus. Eliminated twice by Barcelona in the last 16 in the...

Cristiano Ronaldo has more goalscoring records in his sights when Real Madrid get their Champions League campaign underway at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Ronaldo became Los Blancos' all-time top goalscorer in La Liga on Saturday with five goals...